Re: USian afternoon CAPSLOCK silliness in Natter:

Theodosia:

I thought it was similar to one of those things where the cats gallop around the house with their tails all fluffed up. Only with capslocks.

Miracleman:

Now I'm trying to come up with an alphanumeric way to indicate that I am poinging sideways away from NOTHING WHATSOEVER and that my pupils are freakishly dilated to twice the size of my head.

It's a challenge. Maybe I need a different keyboard.

Re: Excessive Posting in All CAPS in the Natter Thread:

Theodosia:

I thought it was similar to one of those things where the cats gallop around the house with their tails all fluffed up. Only with capslocks.

MiracleMan:

Now I'm trying to come up with an alphanumeric way to indicate that I am poinging sideways away from NOTHING WHATSOEVER and that my pupils are freakishly dilated to twice the size of my head.

It's a challenge. Maybe I need a different keyboard.

t edit: Damn you, wee juliana! 15 seconds quicker than me!

Damn you, wee juliana! 15 seconds quicker than me!>

Yes, but your formatting is better.

Yes, but your formatting is better.

Hey, you can be fast, or you can be pretty. Your choice.

That's some kind of celebrity wisdom, I'm sure of it...

shrift in Firefly 2 and the context makes it better... (tiny - not plot spoiling spoiler whited out at end)

Dear Santa,

I hate to say this, but you have to take some of the blame for kids figuring out you're not real. I mean, jolly all the time? Red velvet suit? Lives at the North Pole?

Elves? Dude, we gotta talk about those elves. And Rudolph having a glowing red nose is patently ridiculous, Santa, even you have to admit that.

The flying sleigh is just stupid. Anybody with an Aerospace Engineering degree could tell you just how non-aerodynamic a sleigh is, not to mention the fact that 8 reindeer aren't going to give you enough horsepower to pull a sleigh weighted down with presents for children the world over. Why don't you lay off claiming that magic stuff, too? I mean, it only makes you look silly.

So here's my advice: buy a fleet of Concord jets, subcontract everything (and make sure those contractors sign them forms, yo), and go spend some quality time at your vacation home in the Bahamas with Mrs. Claus.

P.S. I want a Jayne action figure for Christmas, complete with *

Hey, you can be fast, or you can be pretty. Your choice.

flutters eyelashes. licks lips. takes breath and begins to shape double entendre. thinks better of it.

Re: USian afternoon CAPSLOCK silliness in Natter:

I'm really missing reading Natter now.

And--

I may be fucking adorable, but I am also very SCARY and MEAN. OK????? Like a RACCOON!!

tagging this! With no context, and no credit, because I'm all evil that way.

Kathy: From Ebert's review:

Frodo, the nominal hero, spends much of his time peering over and around things, watching others decide his fate, and occasionally gazing significantly upon the Ring.

Does this man not understand ACTING?!! Jeez, with all the movies he has seen in his life, you think he would know that the best of all acting is in the eyes, and to follow what EW is doing, you have to look for it, but it's all there. Grrrrrr...

FayJay: Oh fer feck's sake. What would he make of Hamlet?

Hamlet, the nominal hero, spends much of his time peering at his mother and his step father, watching others decide his fate, and occasionally gazing significantly upon the skull of the old court jester.

From Previously

connie neil:

Saw a story in USA Today about how story arcs are out of fashion for dramas, that the hypothetical audience and studios want standalones that won't confuse people when the shows go to syndication.

ita :

Kevin Sorbo must have that article framed and hung over his bed.

Sue:

It's USA Today. Kevin Sorbo was probably their source.